Interviews - 2012

Dr. Ghulam Rasul is the Chief Meteorologist from the Pakistan Meteorological Department and is responsible for a SAFE prototyping project, one of the APRSAF initiatives, "Monitoring Water Cycle Variations and Assessing the Climate Change Impact on them in Pakistan." He talks about the project and the SAFE scheme, as well as the merits of APRSAF.

Having attended APRSAF many times, Mr. F. R. Sarker, General Secretary, Bangladesh Astronomical Society, is one of the core members of the APRSAF Space Education and Awareness Working Group. He talks about space education activities in Bangladesh and also the benefits of APRSAF.

Ms. Clara Y. Yatini, a scientist from LAPAN, National Institute of Aeronautics and Space of Indonesia, carried out the "Space Seeds for Asian Future (SSAF)" program in cooperation with other APRSAF countries as a program conducted by the Space Environment Utilization Working Group of APRSAF. This year, she participated in the APRSAF annual meeting for the first time, and she talked about her experience in her first microgravity experiment.

APRSAF-18 was hosted by Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA) and Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing, National University of Singapore (CRISP) along with Japanese counterparts. Mr. Jonathan Hung, President, SSTA, and Mr. Leong Keong Kwoh, Director, CRISP, talked about APRSAF and space activities in Singapore.

The APRSAF Secretariat interviewed Ambassador Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, the only Romanian cosmonaut and current Chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) during APRSAF-18. He talked about how his experience as an astronaut influenced his career, and he shared his views on space activities among Asian-Pacific countries and the role of APRSAF.(Part2)

The APRSAF Secretariat interviewed Ambassador Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, the only Romanian cosmonaut and current Chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) during APRSAF-18. He talked about how his experience as an astronaut influenced his career, and he shared his views on space activities among Asian-Pacific countries and the role of APRSAF.

Dr. Oz, Vice President, Turksat, participated in the APRSAF-18 Communication Satellite Applications Working Group (CSAWG) for the first time. In this interview, he tells representatives of the APRSAF Secretariat about Turkey's communication satellites, Turksat, etc.